On Wed, Aug 15, 2007 at 04:21:17PM +0200, Sven Joachim wrote: > Kamaraju S Kusumanchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >>> I want to know if the command exited with status zero or non-zero. Can > >>> this be done in a simple way? > >> > >> $test -x debian/rules; echo $? > >> > > > > Thanks. Exactly what I am after! > > Here's a $0.02 recipe from my ~/.bashrc: > > if [ "$PS1" ]; then > PROMPT_COMMAND='echo -n "$? "' > fi > > This way, an interactive bash will print the exit status of the last > command before its prompt, so you can _always_ see it. Very handy, > IMO. :-)
Thanks for this great idea! -- Ken Irving, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
